Sunday, November 23, 2014

"Yesterday morning the Nation woke up to 28 deaths caused by
Al Shabab [Islamic terrorist group based in Somalia]. This happened near
Mandera, a border town to Somalia, 6 hours away from where I preached last.

The bus was coming from Mandera to Nairobi. One hour away
they were hijacked and led into Somalia. It had rained and the bus got stuck.
They forced all the 60 passengers to recite Koran. Those who could not (Christians)
were separated and made to lie down and they shot them all: 19 men; 9 women."

Friday, November 21, 2014

I am happy to say that Sam Storms, Lead Pastor for Preaching and Vision at Bridgeway Church in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a member of the Board of Directors of both Desiring
God and Bethlehem College & Seminary, and who also serves as a member of
the Council of The Gospel Coalition, recommended my book, Biblical Eschatology, in his blog ("Enjoying God") post of October 16.

The title of his blog article is "What is the Second Coming of Christ?" It consists of a number of questions and answers concerning the Second Coming. The last Q&A are as follows:

Can you recommend any resources for further studying
Christ's second coming?

Without wanting to appear self-serving, I should probably
recommend my own book, Kingdom Come: The Amillennial Alternative. Anthony
Hoekema’s excellent treatment of eschatology, The Bible and the Future, should
also be consulted. And Biblical Eschatology, by Jonathan Menn, is a
comprehensive survey of all the options.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

I have been in East Africa since the last part of October and just returned. While there I was not able to update this blog.

While I was in Arusha, Tanzania, we got behind a taxi (or matatu as they are called), a 14- or 17-passenger Toyota van. Look at the picture on the rear window. We would not see that in the US, but Islam is a growing force around the world, including in East Africa. The more power it gets, the more intolerant and violent it also becomes (that has been true since its founding in the early 7th century).

I hope that what we are doing with ECLEA can help to diffuse the violence and lead to greater reconciliation (one of ECLEA's courses is Forgiveness & Reconciliation) and better lives for all.

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Jonathan is the Director of Equipping Church Leaders-East Africa(ECLEA). ECLEA’s mission is to glorify God by training and equipping East African church leaders with sound and relevant biblical doctrine in order to transform lives, the churches, and communities.
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